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<h1>Applying gradient colors to visual thresholds</h1>
<p>Gradient colors blend two colors to create a gradual color change in 
 the background of a visual threshold. You can select the two colors, as 
 well as the direction of the blending. The direction is called the Gradient 
 Variant, and your options are:</p>
<ul>
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Left to 
 Right</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Right 
 to Left</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Top to 
 Bottom</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Bottom 
 to Top</p></li>
</ul>
<h2>To apply a gradient to a visual threshold</h2>
<ol>
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Create a threshold as described in 
 
<a href="Create_simple_threshold.htm">Creating a threshold for a metric 
 based on a metric: Visual thresholds</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Data</B></span> 
 menu, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visual Threshold Editor</B></span>. 
 The Visual Threshold Editor opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span> 
 icon. The Format dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>On the Color and Lines tab, open the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color </B></span>drop-down menu and select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Gradients. </B></span>The Gradients dialog 
 box opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Select a color from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color 
 1 </B></span>drop-down menu.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Select a color from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color 
 2 </B></span>drop-down menu.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Select the shading style from the 
 following:</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>To shade 
 horizontally, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Horizontal</B></span> 
 . Then select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Variant</B></span> to apply 
 (you can choose to shade from left to right or from right to left).</p></li>
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>To shade 
 vertically, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Vertical</B></span>. Then select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Variant </B></span>to apply (you can 
 choose to shade from top to bottom or from bottom to top).</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Ok</B></span>. 
 The Gradients dialog box closes.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply 
 </B></span>to apply the gradient color to the visual threshold.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Ok</B></span>. 
 The Format dialog box closes.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs1"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Related 
 topics</B></span></p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Thresholds_on_report.htm">Displaying thresholds 
 on a report</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Create_simple_threshold.htm">Creating a threshold 
 for a metric based on a metric: Visual thresholds</a></p></li>
</ul>
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